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Common Names
Mayapple
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4'-DEMETHYLPODOPHYLLOTOXIN | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4'DEMETHYLDESOXYPODOPHYLLUM-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4'DEMETHYLPODOPHYLLOTOXINGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PELTATIN | 8 | Rhizome | 3500.0 | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHAPELTATIN-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PELTATIN | 8 | Rhizome | 1750.0 | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PELTATIN-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROPODOPHYLLOTOXIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DESOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN | 8 | Root | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISORHAMNETIN | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNAN-K | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNAN-M | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYLPODOPHYLLOQUERCETIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PICROPODOPHYLLIN | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antistrep | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antistreptococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyphilitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithiamin | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitrachomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitrypanosomic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Werbach & Murray, 1994. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 2 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117. |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 2 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 2 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117. |
| Antitumor (Nasopharynx) | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 3 | Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990. |
| Antiulcer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |